What are the similarities and differences between metals and non metals?

Answer 1

Metals:

-Malleable.

-Shiny

-ductile

-good conductor of electricity and heat.

-other than Mercury, all metals are solid at room temp.

-not brittle.

-melts at high temp. except mercury

Non-metals:

-non-malleable

-not shiny

-not ductile

-poor conductor of electricity and heat

-at room temp., most are gases.

-melts at low temperature.

Answer 2

Metals and nonmetals are both varieties of element.

All metal elements except for mercury (a liquid) are solid at room temperature. A few metal alloys, mixtures of metals, are liquid as well, though. Metals are generally shiny, malleable, and ductile, and good conductors of heat electricity. They tend to form positive ions called cations.

Nonmetals can be found in all three states of matter. For example, oxygen is a gas, bromine is a liquid, and sulfur is a solid. Nonmetals are generally dull, brittle, and poor conductors of heat and electicity. They tend to form negative ions called anions.